Chapter 5 (1/2)

Spring Once More ch5

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Editor: Marcia

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chapter 5

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Chapter Five

There is a wise saying that goes— a contented mind is a perpetual feast Likewise, the discontented are often starving

I, Ma Xiaodong, had been a regular guy requiring minimum maintenance Now that I’ve suddenly become a prince in a literally a brand neorld, I should be dancing and celebrating this new life But honest to God, I really can’t bring myself to be in a cheerful mood

In the blink of an eye, a good five days in the prince’s residence has

flown by

Life over the past five days has been so good that I couldn’t complain even

if I tried When I open le

of attendants One dresses me from the waist up while another attends to points

south, while yet another slips my feet into my shoes Then comes the one who

rinses my mouth, then the one who combs my hair, then the one ipes my face

with a nicely wrung out towel After that, I will finally be helped into my

robes

Hedonists would say that I am in bliss I on the other hand can

definitely say fro is this?

I’oing to

the latrine means I am followed by servants whose sole job is to pass the

paper Wouldn’t you say it’s depressing when someone else know better than I do

the exact nuo to the toilet, pick my nose

or scratch my ears from the moment I wake till the moment I sleep?

And don’t get me started on the food here I assumed some other material

needs ot three square meals a day I would

be content But who knew that once the emperor heard that his little brother

was alive, he would send an iey

narrowed his eyes and stroked his beard for a while, and I immediately saw that

he was up to some funny business And whaddaya know? The physician declared

that the yin energy in

the young prince’s body had yet to be dispelled and prescribed light meals to

nurse my body back to a healthy state He pulled out a piece of paper, in bold

and reckless calligraphy, dashed off a list to be given to the kitchen And

that’s why I’ve had nothing to eat but green leaves and radish skin for four

days

At last, on tonight’s menu is shark fin soup The moment the bowl is

served up, my eyes widen It only took me two lives to finally be able to taste

this delicacy I’ve drea my

gourmet meal in peace as the usual coterie of servants is already swar: one

in charge of taking the food, one scooping rice, one ladling soup, and another

wringing out towels and wiping e, I

point gracefully to the soup boith my chopsticks The soup ladler works

fast while I open up that extra compartment in my stomach I drink to my

heart’s content and soe to make up my four-day deficit of oil and

fat

After I wipe the shi+ne off my lips, I order my servants to pull a chair so

that I can adht scene from the ay The residence of Prince

Tai is a classical, grand coates and vermillion walls The

elegant, curved roof ridges are nu These divide the many

courtyards and quarters, while exquisitely decorated ays connect them The

railings and posts are carved with flowers, and the rising cornices are

brilliantly painted According to hearsay, even the placement of the pond, the

rock forarden are allbetween my main quarters

and inner ate at the

end of the inner court ay

A short gust of wind blows over s, and a

bizarre sense of e These days, I’ve felt especially